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Fist of all, the name Ni'Calls come from the rule of their language that a possessive like belonging to, or theirs, or came from. Ni'Calls means "From Calla", The Ni'Calls homeworld.Their system is simple, with 3 rocky planets, 3 gas giants, and a relatively large star. An interesting part of their system is that it's shrouded in a nebula.(this was the reason for that seemingly random question in the Bino thread. They are amphibious, originating in Calla's oceans. They have adapted to withstand wild temperature and pressure fluctuations, and can "swim" in the nebula. A popular Ni'calls sport is cross-system swimming, from space stations in orbit. Physical features are:

they manipulate objects with their tentacles by the aid of suction cup-like depressions on one side of their tentacles

They breathe by their skin

Their eye is adapted to see in very low light, useful in the ocean depths.

They have no bones, only stiffer areas inside their bodies, this is how you usually find Keyal in the student life RP crammed down the toilets.

Kikat's answer hour!:

Race name: Ni'Calls

Reason or meaning of name: Technically, I thought of the name after seeing this: Ingalls Turret Cab Locomotives

Nickname(s) given to the race by other races/groups: They're called Squishies by other races.

Reason(s) or meanings of nickname(s): because they are squishy, and they are your friend (Get the reference for the win!)

Where does this race live?:

What is the environment around them like?: Nebula, a very interesting surrounding.

How have they adapted to it?: Their biology is adapted to be able to fly, so they can even fly from the planet to space.

How does it affect them?: They don't have rockets, untill the discovery of empty space they used airplanes.

How is their society organized?: Children, adults, elders

If there is a hierarchy, what is it based on?:

How do these people govern themselves?: An established set of ethics and logic govern the behavior of their society.

Do they live in an empire?: As of this moment they are part of the Bino, which in turn are part of the United Society, composed of the Goonal, Perrachi, and Bino.

A league of nations?: They have individual nations in a union

How are leaders chosen?: The most intelligent adult is used, advised by a council of elders

How large is the society?: the society encompasses all of their solar system.

Is this race the only intelligent species on their world?: yes.

If so, how do they feel about this? Proud? Lonely? Do they know/care?:They are proud that they developed intelligence, but since the beginning of history they have pondered of life outside of their system.

===Biological Anatomy===

Is the race unicellular or multicellular?: They are multicellular, but have characteristics of a single cell.

How does the race breathe?: lungs, but can also use their skin directly.

What is the circulatory system like?: Every cell gets an individual portion of blood; their circulatory system is very intricate.

What/How does the race eat?: They typically enjoy sour/sweet foods. They ingest it by making a cavity in their skin, adding digestive cells to the skin in the cavity, and moving the food into their "mouth"

How does the race grow/mature?: Their body plan stays almost exactly the same way from birth to death. They grow from the nutrients in their food.

How do they reproduce?: Male and female, or ambiguous genes, are combined in the female, and the New One grows to a certain size, than breaks off.

Are they warm or cold-blooded?: warm blooded, to survive the cold ocean depths.

What kind of symmetry does this race possess?:

Where are their sense organs located?: Their eye and digestive system always stay where they are, but other organs move around, come and go, whenever they need to.

How are bodily wastes eliminated?: Liquefied, than sweated out.

From where are they eliminated?: Their skin expells it.

What is the body cavity like? Are the organs specialized/highly developed?: Their body is filled with jelly-like cells, which can compile into organs.

What kind of structural support does the race have?: a substance similar to cartilage.

How does your race move?: Either by flying, of hopping on their single leg. The latter is much slower.

Does it move?: Uh, yeah...

How does it grip things?: The tentacles are very dexterous, and the suction-depressions help grip things.

Does it have opposable thumbs?: No individual fingers at all.

Or prehensile tails or limbs like an elephant or octopus?: Yes, five tentacles

From where did the race’s "hands" develop?: They were originally double-ended, so the tentacles were once toes

What kind of opposable thumb do they have?: None.

Could the hands have evolved from something other than the forefeet?: No.

What is the nervous system like?: Like the circulatory system, it is very intricate and dlivers info and instructions to every cell.

Does the race have a central nervous system?: Yes, a fairly large one.

Is the race intelligent?: Definitely, brainiacs by galactic standards.

By the simple fact that that particular RP in non canon, meaning that stuff that happens in that RP is not limited by previous history. So a Ni'Call could be there, without worrying about being introduced to other empires.

Computer trouble, so I can't post pictures, only verbal replies *sigh* . Here's some more info:Their body has no concrete vital organs, their cells are capable of reassigning themselves to other tasks in a group. For example, their nerve cells can become brain cells etc., and certain types can work together to make simple organs. This is how they can squeeze through tiny openings. They also have excellent regenerative qualities. The only cells which don't have these properties are the eye, rigid areas, or skin. Nerve/brain cells can't regenerate.

Computer trouble, so I can't post pictures, only verbal replies *sigh* . Here's some more info:Their body has no concrete vital organs, their cells are capable of reassigning themselves to other tasks in a group. For example, their nerve cells can become brain cells etc., and certain types can work together to make simple organs. This is how they can squeeze through tiny openings. They also have excellent regenerative qualities. The only cells which don't have these properties are the eye, rigid areas, or skin. Nerve/brain cells can't regenerate.

That wouldn't be terribly efficient. Octopi can squeeze through tiny openings, and they don't have to forfeit their nerve cells to become able to think.

And the winner of the Never-Thinking-it-Through Award is Meeeee! The idea I was getting at ( ignore my stupidity before, I was tired) was that they could reconfigure their bodies down to the cellular level, giving them enourmous versatility. the tiny hole part was supposed to be like this: say that that a particular Ni'Calls needed to get through a little space, and an organ was getting in the way. It could reconfigure to fit. Anoter scenario is, if they needed a larger lung or such, their cells, having no one assigned duty, could band together to help. Then when the larger more energy consuming organ was no longer needed, the cells could do other things. (why is it that every time I make a creature I say something idiotic? Don't hold it against me if this isn't a good idea, give me better ideas)

The versatility of their body also means that they can consume a variety of foods, and breathe a fairly large amount of gas (Though, like humans, aren't capable of multitasking, and take a while to adapt to breathing a new gas.)